Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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